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Looks like the mirror. Take the lens off and take a look at as you fire to see if it fully retracting. Wouldn't be worth getting it serviced as they are so cheap to buy anyway.
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Yeah, the mirror is sticking or something.
Put it in burst mode with no film and just blast the shutter for a while.
If no burst mode then just fire off a few blank shots for a couple of minutes.
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Hi all,
I recently purchased a 1984 Canon T70 that I really like and have enjoyed exposing the first roll a lot. I picked up the prints to find a black bar across a third or half many of the exposures. See below:
I can say with confidence that images 6 through 24 were taken at 1/1000 (perhaps one at 1/500 but certainly no lower) save image 13 which is was taken portrait (the bar looking thing at the bottom is a wall). Images 1 through 5 are 1/60 or 1/125, no bar present.
In the lower image there are three exposures, one in a cafe at 1/60 or 1/125 and two outside at 1/1000, to better illustrate the issue.
Am I right in saying the mirror is out of sync with the shutter and not retracting fast enough at high shutter speeds? If so, any idea of a fix? Would a service cure this?
Many many thanks in advance for any help/tips/advice!